Thanking the People Who Make My Hiking Guidebooks Better...

Writing a Northern California hiking guidebook for Mountaineers Books always involves lots of phone calls, emails, and visits with the trail supervisors, forest rangers, and visitor center staff who know the most about the trails in their jurisdiction. And quite often these same people read drafts of my hike descriptions for accuracy and to make sure I included all the important information so that you, the hiker, get the most out of your hike. (And some even point writing errors, which I appreciate!)

My Deepest Thanks to All of You Trail Supervisors, Rangers, and Visitor Center Staff

…for sharing your time, expertise, and wisdom. I truly appreciate it! Here is a list of all the people (and most are also mentioned in the acknowledgements section of one or more of my hiking guidebooks). I give their affiliation at the time I last interacted with them; some have transferred to other places, and some have retired.

Northern Sierra Nevada: Eldorado National Forest, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Tahoe National Forest, Plumas National Forest

Evan Topal, Amador Ranger District, Eldorado National Forest
Charis Parker, Eldorado National Forest
Sean McGinniss, Eldorado National Forest
Jennifer Chapman, Eldorado National Forest
Marilyn Muse-Meyer, Eldorado National Forest
Susanne Johnson, Eldorado National Forest
Gay Eitel, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Don Lane, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Darren Cooke, Lake Tahoe Region of California State Parks
Brian Barton, Emerald Bay State Park
Rod Garcia, Yuba River Ranger District, Tahoe National Forest
Valerie Webb, American River Ranger District, Tahoe National Forest
Phil Sexton, Tahoe National Forest
Dean Lutz, Tahoe National Forest
James Maynard, Feather River Ranger District, Plumas National Forest
Matthew Jedra, Beckwourth Ranger District, Plumas National Forest
Lee Anne Schramel, Beckwourth Ranger District, Plumas National Forest
Judy Schaber, Plumas National Forest
Gary Rogers, Plumas National Forest

Cascade Mountains: Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lassen National Forest, Lava Beds National Monument, Burney Falls

Karen Haner, Lassen Volcanic National Park
Todd Jesse, Lassen Volcanic National Park
Nancy Bailey, Lassen Volcanic National Park

Stacy Kronner, Almanor Ranger District, Lassen National Forest
Barbara Jackson, Almanor Ranger District, Lassen National Forest
Lisa Sedlacek, Almanor Ranger District, Lassen National Forest
Tamera Taylor, Hat Creek Ranger District, Lassen National Forest
Jan Sorochtey, Hat Creek Ranger District, Lassen National Forest
Stan Bales, Bureau of Land Management’s Eagle Lake Field Office
Andrew Urlie, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park

Jeanette Meleen, Lava Beds National Monument
Patrick Taylor, Lava Beds National Monument
Katie Eskra, Lava Beds National Monument
Gary Hathaway, Lava Beds National Monument
Nico Ramirez, Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Stephen Rooker, Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Klamath Mountains: Klamath National Forest, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Whiskeytown Lake, Redding Area

Sam Commarto, Scott/Salmon Ranger District, Klamath National Forest
Dan Blessing, Klamath National Forest
Nathan Foster, Klamath National Forest
Phil McNeal, Klamath National Forest
Deems Burton, Klamath National Forest
Veronica Selvage, Klamath National Forest
Carrie Carter-Griffin, Goosenest Ranger District, Klamath National Forest
Patrick Graham, Shasta Valley Wildlife Area
Jeannette Hook, City of Yreka
Jeff Stone of Siskiyou Gardens, Parks and Greenway Association

Don Lee, Mount Shasta Ranger Station, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Steve Naser, Mount Shasta Ranger Station, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Becky Cooper, Mount Shasta Ranger Station, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Barbara Paolinetti, McCloud Ranger Station, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
George Stroud, Nature Conservancy
Mike McFadin, Weaverville Ranger Station, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Steve Gut, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Judy Hanevold, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Todd Barto, Castle Crags State Park
Brett Mizeur, Castle Crags State Park

Shawn Stapleton, Bureau of Land Management, Redding Office
Eric Coulter, Bureau of Land Management, Redding Office
Bill Kuntz, Bureau of Land Management, Redding Office
Andy Suppiger, Bureau of Land Management, Redding Office
Pam Lewis, City of Anderson Parks and Recreation
Terry Hanson, former community projects manager, City of Redding
Jason Judd, Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
Pauline Zavas, Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
Steve Thede, Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
Lon Henderson, Shasta Lake Ranger Station, Shasta-Trinity National Forest

North Coast and Wine Country

Mike Poole, Redwood National and State Parks
Jeff Denny, Redwood National and State Parks
Debbie Savage, Redwood National and State Parks
Claire Breton, Smith River National Recreation Area
Steve Simmons, Redwood Parks Conservancy
Sue Calla, Tolowa Dunes Stewards

Keven Harder, Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Sophia Eckert, Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Emily Peterson of Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Valerie Marshall of Jug Handle State Reserve and Van Damme State Park
Loren Rex of California State Parks, Mendocino District Headquarters
Tom Nixon of Anderson Marsh State Park
Sandy Jones of Bothe–Napa Valley State Park
Robyn Ishimatsu of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park

San Francisco Bay Area

John A. Dell’Osso, Point Reyes National Seashore
Bill Michaels, Point Reyes National Seashore
Rob Walton, Mount Tamalpais State Park
Glen Ryburn, Mount Tamalpais State Park
Lucy Scott, Muir Woods National Monument
Mia Monroe, Muir Woods National Monument
Jeremy Olson, Mount Diablo State Park
Jim Townsend, East Bay Regional Park District
Paul Keel, Half Moon Bay State Beaches
Elaina Cuzick, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Jason Rule, Castle Rock State Park
Michael Grant, Butano State Park
Tamara Clark, Joseph D. Grant County Park
Theresa Nance, Joseph D. Grant County Park
Susan Blake, Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Alex Tabone, Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Kevin Williams, Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Mountaineers Books Staff

I feel very fortunate that Mountaineers Books publishes my hiking guidebooks; they are one of the largest publishers of outdoors books in the world. I’ve worked with a large number of Mountaineers Books staff since the early 1990s, all of them top-notch professionals:

Laura Shauger, Editor
Janet Kimball, Managing Editor
Marissa Litak, Publicist
Kate Rogers, Editor in Chief
Mary Metz, Senior Editor
Doug Canfield, Director of Marketing and Innovation
Darryl Booker, Director of Sales
Helen Churillo, Publisher
Emily White, Acquisitions Editor
Jen Grable, Senior Designer and Publication Manager
Webster “Web” Chang, Online Content and Marketing Manager
Margaret Sullivan, Director of Editorial and Production
Storm Yanicks, Reprints Coordinator
Deb Easter, Acquisitions and Development Editor
Hally Swift, Managing Editor
Judy Petry, Reprints Coordinator
Kathleen Cubley, Director of Editorial and Production
Mary Metz, Senior Editor
Donna DeShazo, Director